Celebrating Fremantle/Walyalup as a ‘city of literature and a place of stories’, Totally Lit will be activating bars and restaurants, the streets, a dance studio, a gallery, a cinema, the WA Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay, and even the Fremantle Tourist Wheel with live literature events of all kinds.
The festival is offering more than 80 separate events over two weeks - public talks, book launches, film screenings, workshops, performances, poetry readings, culinary events, a book market, walking trails and storytellin for audiences of all ages.
The full program can be found at https://totallylit.au/ but below is a taste of what’s on offer...
SCALE TO TAIL BY FERVOR
If you’ve never experienced the magic of a Fervor dinner then this is your chance. Over two magical evenings at the WA Maritime Museum, acclaimed Chef Paul ‘Yoda’ Iskov and the Fervor team will honour Fremantle/Walyalup’s deep relationship with the ocean by presenting a 10-course degustation inspired by recipes in Scale to Tail, the book Yoda co-authored with marine scientist Jordan Goetze. Each dish will be paired with wines from Plantagenet.
https://totallylit.au/program/scale-to-tail/
YARNING MANJAREE
Manjaree is a Noongar word for meeting place. Presented in an outdoor venue on Victoria Quay created to host this program, Yarning Manjaree offers five consecutive nights of First Nations yarning, music and language.
https://totallylit.au/program/yarning-manjaree/
QUANTUM WORDS
If you're science curious this program is for you. Dedicated to science, creativity and wonder, Quantum Words is a one-day program of conversations about the ways in which we come to understand ourselves, our world, and the expansive universe we live within. Individual sessions are just $10.00 or buy a day pass and save up to $15.00.
https://totallylit.au/program/quantum-words-fremantle/
MANY VOICES
Celebrating Fremantle’s diverse history and cultures, Many Voices is a program of talks, culinary events, film screenings, an exhibition, and activities for children taking place across multiple venues.
https://totallylit.au/program/stream/many-voices/
STORY WHEEL
Give the young readers in your life the opportunity to step into the Story Wheel gondola and enjoy a private 10-minute story time experience with one of WA’s leading authors for children. All with a view!
https://totallylit.au/program/story-wheel/
